The EU commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, has written a letter to the UK Government asking it to confirm is Phorm is in breach of EU data laws, and to respond by the end of August.
So far the UK ICO, which looked at the use of Phorm, and in particular the use of Phorm by BT without informing those being monitored, has found that BT did not breach any of the UK Data Protection Laws. The EU Data Commissioner has not stated that Phorm is in breach of EU laws, either.
Therefore this latest action is interesting, as it requires the UK to comment on UK law, not EU law.
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